Waller weekly news
17 APRIL, 2015
Kermadec puts a healthy gap between himself and his Doncaster rivals.
Mates against mates - Grand Marshal wears down the gallant Who Shot Thebarman for his maiden Group 1 success in
Saturday’s Sydney Cup.
Rounding off The Championships in fine style, the stable celebrated a nail-biting quinella in the Group 1 Sydney Cup on Saturday
with Who Shot Thebarman looking to have the coveted Cup covered before Grand Marshal rocketed home to nab him on the line.
A Group 2 win for the talented Delectation also on the Randwick card made for the best result possible for owner Mr CC Lai who
was fortuitously in town to enjoy the day. Double Happy made sure he capped off a dream week for Mr Lai red and yellow colours
recording his maiden success at Warwick Farm on Wednesday. Silverball, Cauthen’s Power, Honcho, Rye and Counterattack all
rounded off what was a great week for the stable having cracked the 100-Sydney metro win mark for the season.
With 11 Group 1 wins in the bag to date and a fresh wave of talent coming to hand for the upcoming Queensland Winter Carnival,
our best season to date is far from over and we look forward to sharing more success with you in the coming months. The Sydney
Carnival isn’t quite over yet and we look forward to another big day at Randwick tomorrow with a smaller, yet select team headed
by Weary in the Group 1 All Aged Stakes.
Chris and Liam have plenty of information and insights into all things racing in this week’s preview show - head to the website:
www.cwallerracing.com to view it.
We wish you all the very best of luck over the next week!
INSIDE THIS ISSUE
•WINNERS
• counterattack in the footsteps of boom colts,
farewell sacred falls, photos & more.
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CHRIS WALLER RACING - WINNERS THIS WEEK
grand marshal
5yo G Dansili - Margarula by Doyoun
Imported stayer Grand Marshal gained a thrilling
success in last Saturday’s time honoured Group 1
Sydney Cup. The son of Dansili carried the colours of
Mr CC Lai and this was a well deserved success for an
owner who has invested heavily in Australian racing.
Jimmy Cassidy produced a masterclass to come with
an unassailable late charge and claim gallant stablemate
Who Shot Thebarman close to the line. Cassidy had his
mount out the back early on as the race unfolded and
the duo were still only in eighth position with 400m
to run. Just as Blake Shinn and Who Shot Thebarman
looked to have claimed victory, Cassidy conjured up a
withering run from the winner to claim the first prize
of over $1 million.
Grand Marshal raced as Magog in England and he
was identified as a promising private purchase by
bloodstock agent extraordinnaires Mick Flanagan and
Guy Mulcaster.
DELECTATION
3yo G Shamardal - Grace and Power by More Than
Ready
The highly talented Delectation got back to his
winning ways when taking out the Group 2 Arrowfield
Stakes at Randwick on Saturday. He was ridden to
victory by Hugh Bowman in the colours of Mr CC Lai
who enjoyed a highly successful days racing. Handling
the heavy track conditions very well, Delectation
settled back in the field early before coming with
a sustained run in the straight to record a narrow
victory. Clearly a high-class horse, hopefully he can
continue to relax in his races and build on this victory.
SILVERBALL
6yo G Kahyasi - Mikalia by Kaldoun
The globe trotting Silverball recorded back to back
victories when winning over 1600m at Flemington
on Saturday. Since joining the team at CWR from
Hong Kong, this French-bred gelding has been placed
second and won twice from just three starts.
Ridden by Ben Melham, he was settled well back early
but sprinted through late on to gain a comprehensive
victory. The ease of his win woud suggest that he can
continue to progress through the grades.
Thanks to Bradley Photographers and
bruno canatelli for our weekly photos.
www.bradleyphotos.com.au
counterattack
2yo C Redoute’s Choice - Kisma by Snippets
The Geoff and Mary Grimish owned colt Counterattack
fulfilled the promise he had shown earlier in the
year when scoring his maiden victory over 1200m at
Warwick Farm on Wednesday. The handsome colt
is by Redoute’s Choice out of Kisma, making him a
three-quarter brother to the Grimish’s brilliant mare
Red Tracer and fellow Group 1 winner Shellscrape.
Blake Shinn was in the saddle and gave the colt a
good education whist also securing the victory with
stablemate So Willie an eyecatching third. Both runners
will have gained great benefit from the race with Chris
looking towards the Brisbane Winter Carnival with
Counterattack in particular.
double happy
3yo G Testa Rossa - Hurl by Redoute’s Choice
The colours of Mr CC Lai were carried to victory for
the third time this week when Double Happy scored
over 1300m at Warwick Farm on Wednesday. Ridden by
Hugh Bowman the gelding was always in a good striking
position throughout the race and scored a comfortable
win. Having shown promise on several occasions, this
win should act as a good confidence booster for this
talanted gelding.
rye
3yo G Street Cry - Stormy Miss by More Than Ready
Promising staying gelding Rye scored a comprehensive
maiden success over 1600m at Seymour on Wednesday.
Having been narrowly beaten on his previous start, Rye
gained immediate compensation under a confident ride
from Glen Boss. Always in the ideal position outside
the leader, he took over with 400m to run and went on
to score a comfortable success. This promising stayer
is destined for better things and should continue to
improve and build on this maiden success.
Double, actually
make that Triple,
Happy for Mr Lai!
Thanks to Bradley Photographers and
bruno canatelli for our weekly photos.
www.bradleyphotos.com.au
cauthen’s power
3yo G Road to Rock - Minori Express by Green Line
Express
Having shown promise when finishing second on his
debut three weeks prior, Cauthen’s Power recorded
his maiden success on Saturday at Newcastle over
1500m.
Ridden by the in form Josh Parr, the gelding came
from midfield during the early stages of the race to
improve steadily in the straight to record a solid and
deserved victory for his patient owners.
honcho
3yo G Fastnet Rock - Haiku by Encosta de Lago
The Ingham Family bred and owned Honcho relished
the step up in distance at Newcastle on Saturday when
gaining his maiden success over 1850m. Ridden by
Josh Parr, the gelded son of Fastnet Rock raced in
midfield position during the early stages of the race.
As the field straightened, Honcho came with a
sustained run down the centre of the track to record
his initial success.
He clearly relished the rise in distance and should gain
confidence from this victory and continue to improve.
Counterattack in
the footsteps of
boom colts
The Chris Waller-trained Counterattack could follow a similar path
to the likes of Pressday, Zoustar and Brazen Beau after breaking his
maiden in commanding style at Warwick Farm on Wednesday.
Counterattack had been placed at each of his three career starts before
Wednesday but the colt received no favours from the handicappers
with an allocated weight of 60kg for his first-up assignment in the TAB
Place Multi 1MW Handicap (1200m).
But after jockey Blake Shinn piloted Counterattack ($3.50 fav) to score
by a head, Waller’s doubts about the weights were dispelled.
“With 60kg in a one metro win race, it was a big effort,” Waller said. “Maybe the handicappers knew a bit more than I did.”
The son of Redoute’s Choice has the looks and pedigree to match, being the younger half-brother to Waller’s former top class
performers Shellscrape and Red Tracer.
Waller said he intends to send the colt to Hawkesbury’s stand-alone meeting next month before a possible trip to Brisbane for the
winter carnival, which would form an almost identical preparation to the two-year-old campaigns of Pressday, Zoustar and Brazen
Beau.
Zoustar in fact won at the corresponding meeting two years ago, which laid the platform for a career that yielded victories in the
Group I Golden Rose (1400m) and Group I Coolmore Stud Stakes (1200m) as a three-year-old.
“He’ll go to Brisbane and get some confidence up there and hopefully will finish his two-year-old season with a bit of black type
next to his name,” Waller said.
“These late types of two-year-olds can certainly make up for lost time.
“He’s a lovely scopey horse and if there’s any horse that’s going to train on it will be him.” Source: Tom Walter, Racenet.
sacred falls settles into new home
Tuesday saw the stable’s dual Doncaster winner and exciting sire prospect Sacred Falls
depart for his new residence, Waikato Stud where he’s set to begin the next chapter
of his life as a stallion, standing for a fee of NZ$30,000. Arriving safely he was met by
stud owner and manager, Mark Chittick and now lives in his father O’Reilly’s box with
the champion sire sadly lost to the industry late last year. We’ve always wanted to stand
O’Reilly’s best son and this season we will be doing so,” said Mark Chittick.
“We identified Sacred Falls early in his career and it has been hugely exciting to have
subsequently been a part of his two Group I Doncasters and the Group I George Main
successes with co-owner Dato Yap and the Raffles Racing team.”
“With nine career wins from 1000 to 1600 metres, generating A$4.7 million in
earnings, he would surely rate as the highest stakes earner to retire to stud in New
Zealand,” said Chittick.
“He fits squarely within
Waikato Stud’s proven
sire selection criteria of
having Group I ability
with an electric turn of foot.”
The stable is grateful to the Raffles Racing team andWaikato Stud for
entrusting Sacred Falls to our care and wish them the best of luck with
him in his new career!
Photos: Waikato Stud
GETTING TO KNOW Soufyane Moulin
Soufyane works for Chris Waller Racing as a trackwork rider while also riding for the stable in trials and races.
Born in 1990 near Paris (Orléans), Soufyane started riding horses when he was just three years old and when he turned seven, he
started show jumping until he was 16, winning lots of jumping events and was fifth in the French Championship in 2014. At 16 he
wanted to try becomming a jockey but his parents wanted him to finish school so a compromise of racing school and at the same
time college was made. It was very hard juggling the two commitents but Soufyane was very motivated and started race riding late
for a jockey at age 20 at Cedric Boutin’s stable.
Soufyane rode his first winner for Mr Alain de Royer Dupré and after that had a little, one year break, to make sure he really
wanted to became a jockey. Then when he turned 22 he was ready to return in earnest and entered Pascal Bary’s stable, travelling
a lot between France, Germany and Italy. Soufyane has ridden winners for many of the famous owners of Europe including
Juddmonte Farms, the Aga Khan, Niarchos Family, Weirtemer and today has ridden in 1,800 races for 68 winners including 8
winners in Germany from 102 rides.
To date Soufyane hasn’t ridden a winner in Australia but he looks forward to the day he does.
Nickname? Souff but in Australia all people call me Sou Ps: I hate Sou as in French it can mean “too drunk”.
Best quote? Start where you are. Use what you have. Do what you can.
Favourite part of the job? Galloping for sure.
Favourite horse? Everyday I have a new favorite - today it’s French Emotion. Best horse ever seen? Goldikova.
Role model? Haha!! Chris Waller of course... So which horse can I ride next Saturday Chris?!
Favourite food? Eggs benedict, hollandaise, sausage. Favourite jockey? Stephane Pasquier
If you weren’t in racing, what would you have done? I’ve never thought about that but probably an actor.
If you could invite two people for dinner, who would you invite? George Clooney and Madonna.
Event in the world that you would most like to attend? Breeders Cup.
What would you do with your last $5? Buy a kinder surprise, sometimes you find good surprises.
Tip for the weekend? Heart Testa.
Mr Lai & Jimmy Cassidy.
Blake Shinn and Who Shot Thebarman vs
The Pumper and Grand Marshal.
Zac and Grand Marshal.
Jo and Counterattack.
Cauthen’s Power.
Black Beauty Grand Marshal.
Go Silverball!
Daniel and Boban.
Charlie and Del
with Fly Me.
Melbourne staff Rex and Katie
take sharing to the extreme.
Kipling.
Brazen Beau all rugged up while
enjoying his short break at The
Hermitage.
Silverball.
So Willie & Caitlin.
Weary.
Index Linked is clearly a man of the people.
I’m Imposing.